2008 Ford Focus Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
Howdoesthesideaircurtainsystemwork?
Thedesignanddevelopmentofthe
sideaircurtainsystemincluded
recommendedtestingprocedures
thatweredevelopedbyagroupof
automotivesafetyexpertsknownas
theSideAirbagTechnicalWorking
Group.Theserecommendedtesting
procedureshelpreducetheriskof
injuriesrelatedtothedeploymentof
sideairbags(includingsideair
curtainsystems).
Thesideaircurtainsystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
Aninflatablenyloncurtainwitha
gasgeneratorconcealedbehind
theheadlinerandabovethe
doors.
Theheadlinerwillflextoopen
abovethesidedoorstoallowaircurtaindeployment.
Thesamewarninglight,electroniccontrolanddiagnosticunitasused
forthefrontairbags.
Twopressuresensorslocatedinthefrontdoors.
Twocrashsensorslocatedontherockerpanelbetweenthe“B”and
“C”pillarsnearthefloor.
Sideaircurtainsandsideairbags,incombinationwithsafetybelts,can
helpreducetheriskofsevereinjuriesintheeventofasignificantside
impactcollision.
Children12yearsoldandundershouldalwaysbeproperlyrestrainedin
therearseats.Thesideaircurtainwillnotinterferewithchildren
restrainedusingaproperlyinstalledchildorboosterseatbecauseitis
designedtoinflatedownwardfromtheheadlinerabovethedoorsalong
thesidewindowopenings.
Thesideaircurtainsaremountedtothesheetmetalabovethefirstand
secondrowseats.Incertainlateralcollisions,theaircurtainand
seat-mountedsideairbagonthesideaffectedbythecollisionwillbe
inflated,exceptthatthepassengersensingsystemwilldeactivatethe
passengerseat-mountedsideairbagifitdetectsanemptyunbuckled
passengerseat.Theaircurtainwasdesignedtoinflatebetweentheside
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2008
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesFord Focus Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2008
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